Trust is at the root of connection.
It’s the bedrock of every relationship: social, professional, romantic.
And at its core trust is built on radical honesty. The more honest you can be, the more trust you’ll build.
This isn’t always comfortable though.
Read MoreI'm talking about natural movement separated from any particular brand or business. Natural movement is simply what you do with yourself when you move outdoors, or in any sort of natural environment, when you:
Subtle and life-changing. A strange combination, right?
If you give me 10 minutes, I'll show you how effective it can be.
Read MoreThe big, messy problem of this fitness and movement culture stuff is that we’re developing crazy physical prowess devoid of all context. We emphasize the superhuman at the expense of the human. It’s glaringly obvious on Instagram; we’re flooded with sexy movements, performed in isolation, in heavily edited environments. We’re so focused on getting our bodies ready for life that we forget to live.
A few key reflections can help us put this in perspective and bring a bit of life back to our practice...
Read MoreEver look at somebody move and wonder to yourself how on earth they seem so fluid? So controlled? So in tune with their body?
When you scroll through Instagram or Facebook, you're naturally drawn to videos of people doing amazing things with their bodies:
(I mean, that's probably why you're reading this in the first place, right? Something on Instagram or Facebook caught your eye and led you here.)
These videos and images are inspiring. They show us a glimpse of what the human organism is capable of.
A glimpse of what we might be capable of.
But of course it's just a glimpse, a curated peek into their world.
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